Archive > October 2010

Conservation… yes we can!

Yesterday the curator and I retrieved two paintings from the Indianapolis Museum of Art’s conservation lab. They had been sent to conservation because one had an abrasion and both were dirty. The Museum staff keeps a running list of objects that need conservation. Prioritized by the severity of damage and how soon they’ll be exhibited, [...]

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I wonder what Wright would think

Working on the Samara House exhibition sparked my memory of childhood visits to Chicago and Wisconsin. I had cousins and grandparents there and spent significant time with them. We often went on excursions through interesting neighborhoods and to museums, but I do not recall ever visiting a Frank Lloyd Wright site. It made me wonder [...]

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